Concert Hall ATM / September

SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 1998
For reservations and information, please call (029) 231-8000
Mail to: webstaff@arttowermito.or.jp

Freak Out Music - ENSEMBLE MODERN Concert/Talk
Sept. 8 (Tue) 6:30 p.m.
All seats reserved.
A ¥3,000 B ¥2,000
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Soloist: Ueli Wiget, piano
Program:
Edgar Varèse: Octandre
Johannes Schoellhorn: Kazabana
György Ligeti: Kammerkonzert
Conlon Nancarrow (Arr. Yvar Mikhashoff): Study # 7

The Ensemble Modern is a group from Germany that specializes in 20c music. Their extreme yet lyrical style of performance accurately conveys to us the appeal of this period's music.

ENSEMBLE MODERN is supported by Deutsche Ensemble Akademie with the help of the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Hessen, the City of Frankfurt and the GEMA-Stiftung.

Mokera Mokera Concert -- Concert for Adults and Children 7
Sept. 20 (Sun) 2:00 p.m.
Free seating.
Adults ¥2,500
Children (4-12) ¥1,000
Sorry, but the concert is sold out.

Performed by Yosuke Yamashita (piano) and Roba no Ongaku-za (ROBA MUSIC THEATRE).
The jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita performs a joint concert with Roba no Ongaku-za, a musical group popular among children. Music and pictures will highlight the concert, based on the picture book, "Mokera Mokera" coauthored by Yamashita and Sadamasa Motonaga.

Atsushi Sato Piano Recital
Sept. 26 (Sat) 6:30 p.m.
Free seating.
All tickets ¥3,000
Performed/planned by Atsushi Sato

Program:
Falla: Seven Spanish Folk Dances (piano version)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Chopin: Grand Waltz in A-flat, Op. 42
and other works

The program features piano works that reflect the true soul of such countries as Spain, Russia, Poland, and Hungary.

Open Seminar for Piano 98/99
Oct. 3-4 (Sat-Sun), Dec. 5-6 (Sat-Sun), Feb. 20-21 (Sat-Sun)
Saturday sessions begin at 6:00 p.m. Sunday sessions begin at 1:00 p.m.
Free seating.
One-day ticket ¥1,500
Six-session ticket ¥6,000

Instructor: Takahiro Sonoda

One of Japan's best pianists, Takahiro Sonoda, presents a public seminar consisting of intensive lectures and lessons over three weekends. A reception for instructors will also be held on the three Sundays preceding the lectures at 11:00 a.m. Admission free but reservations required.
Friendly Talk for Piano Instructors: Oct. 4 (Sun) / Dec.6 (Sun) / Feb.21 (Sun)

Sigiswald Kuijken & La Petite Bande
Oct. 7 (Wed) 6:30 p.m.
All seats reserved.
A ¥5,000 B ¥4,000

Program:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerti Nos. 3-6, BWV1048-1051

The brilliant performers play the quintessential baroque concerto -- the Brandenburg concerti -- using classical instruments.

Michie Koyama Piano Recital
Oct. 25 (Sun) 2:00 p.m.
All seats reserved.
A ¥3,000 B ¥2,000

Program:
Bach: Partita in C minor, BWV826
Rachmaninov: Prelude in G, Op. 32-5
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
and other works

The pianist Michie Koyama, now in her golden years, puts in an appearance at Art Tower Mito this autumn. Enjoy the performance of "adult pianism."

Mito Chamber Orchestra -- The 35th Regular Concert
Nov. 7 (Sat) 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 8 (Sun) 2:00 p.m.
All seats reserved.
S ¥5,000 A ¥4,000 B ¥3,000
(A joint ticket covering both the 35th and 36th Regular Concerts is available only at ATM for ¥10,000, for a savings of ¥2,000 over separately purchased tickets. Only 100 such tickets will be sold. Call for further details.)

Program:
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor, RV531
Cello soli: Ken'ichiro Yasuda, Keiko Matsunami
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante E-flat, K364 (320d)
Violin solo: Sonoko Numata Viola solo: Maureen Gallagher
Janácek: Suite for Strings
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op.47

Mito Chamber Orchestra -- The 36th Regular Concert
Nov. 21 (Sat) 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 (Sun) 2:00 p.m.
All seats reserved.
S ¥7,000 A ¥5,000 B ¥3,500
(A joint S-class ticket covering both the 35th and 36th Regular Concerts is available only at ATM for ¥10,000, for a savings of ¥2,000 over separately purchased tickets. Only 100 such tickets will be sold. Call for further details.)

Program:
Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A, Op. 16
Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in D minor
Violin solo: Rainer Kussmaul (guest)
Piano solo: Andreas Staier (guest)
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished," D. 759

Pipe Organ Promnade Concerts
Organ concerts are given in the Entrance Hall ATM on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., and Sundays at 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Each concert will last approximately 20 minutes. On days when other ATM concerts or performances are scheduled, the Pipe Organ Promenade Concert may be rescheduled or canceled. Admission is free.

Notice: Sale of Student Tickets
When tickets remain unsold on the day of a performance, students with valid IDs can purchase them at a discount starting one hour before the curtain.

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